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Support to the CIFOR-ICRAF genebank

Grant No

Project Description

This project is intended to provide 3 years of financial support towards the essential operations of the ICRAF-CIFOR Tree Genetic Resources Unit (GRU), focusing on the essential seed conservation, characterization, distribution, and data management aspects of the seed genebank. During this time, a long-term strategy for the GRU’s work will be developed, and fundraising will be carried out, with the objective of in due course putting in place a Long-term Partnership Agreement between the Crop Trust and ICRAF-CIFOR to guarantee in-perpetuity support for specified ex situ tree diversity conservation activities from the Crop Trust endowment fund.

Institute Name

World Agroforestry (CIFOR-ICRAF)

Institute Country

Kenya

List of Countries

Kenya

Program Name

Global Genebank Partnership

Donor

Start Date

1st of January 2022

End Date

31st of December 2024

Status